Approximately half of
the girls met us in a mall setting in groups of two,
three, or four for their interviews. In one-third of the
group interviews, we conducted individual follow-up
interviews to confirm that peer pressure from the
group setting did not heavily influence responses. In
the follow-up interviews, we showed them the write-up
of our interpretations of their points in the earlier
group interviews and asked them if we had interpreted
their points correctly. The girls were comfortable with
our interpretations. Thus, this step serves as a membercheck
to confirm that the interpretations of the initial
interviews were accurate and ensures minimal group
effects